antibody-mediated rejection

English

Etymology

antibody + mediate + rejection

Noun

antibody-mediated rejection (plural antibody-mediated rejections)

  1. (pathology) A type of tissue rejection after transplantation, where the host's immune system generates antibodies against the donated tissue.

Synonyms

  • AMR (abbreviation)
  • antibody-mediated transplant rejection

Hypernyms

  • transplant rejection
  • host-versus-graft disease

Derived terms

  • AMR (abbreviation)

Coordinate terms

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